About Us

“Akwaba” is a commonly-used word in Ivory Coast of West Africa by the Akan
people, meaning “Welcome”, the way of accepting people or visitors saying
that our doors are open for them.

Mr. Assamoa is the founder, CEO and artistic director of Akwaba Cultural Exchange, an organization
dedicated to cultural exchange, educational programs and performance based in Canada. He is also the
founder, CEO and artistic director of The Nzassa Company Inc., a non-profit cultural organization based in
New York City. His companies have toured in the Ivory Coast and the United States. Through movement,
music, and voice his workshops, classes and performances reveal the essence, mystery and power of African
dance and culture. Mr. Assamoa also co-founde and was artistic director for The Mask Dance Company, Inc.

Mr. Assamoa was born in the southeastern region of the Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa in the city of Abidjan, the
economic capital of Cote d’Ivoire. Since youth he was trained in the performing arts, focusing primarily on
theater, poetry and dance from the diverse regions of Cote d’Ivoire.

At the age of eighteen, Mr. Assamoa became a member of the Sekedoua Theatre of Koumassi and the Griot
Cultural of Cocody. He traveled and performed with these two companies for four years after which he
enrolled in the Department of Drama at the National Institute of Arts in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. He graduated
in 1989 from the National Institute of Arts with a degree in the performing arts, dance and theatre education.

From September 1989 to October 1995, Mr. Assamoa studied at the prestigious School of Dance and
Cultural Exchange, The Foundation Rose Marie Guiraud, in the areas of dance education and the performing
arts. During this period of time, Mr. Assamoa performed with Les Guirivoires of Rose Marie Guiraud touring
the Ivory Coast and Europe.

Mr. Assamoa has a special dedication and love for children and in helping people of all ages connect with and
express their inherent creativity and joy. He has a genuine love for all peoples and has a unique ability to see
each person’s innate beauty and spirit. He has helped countless students through his fun and powerfully
healing dance and drum classes enabling each person to bring forth the unique music of their own essence
thereby bringing body, mind and spirit together into beautiful synchronicity and wholeness.

416-938-2320Together let’s be united to create an unique and only one community through the Arts.Share our love for the Arts to our fellow human being.

About Us

“Akwaba” is a commonly-used
word in Ivory Coast of West Africa
by the Akan people, meaning
“Welcome”, the way of accepting
people or visitors saying that our
doors are open for them.

Mr. Assamoa is the founder, CEO and artistic
director of Akwaba Cultural Exchange, an
organization dedicated to cultural exchange,
educational programs and performance based
in Canada. He is also the founder, CEO and
artistic director of The Nzassa Company Inc., a
non-profit cultural organization based in New
York City. His companies have toured in the
Ivory Coast and the United States. Through
movement, music, and voice his workshops,
classes and performances reveal the essence,
mystery and power of African dance and culture.
Mr. Assamoa also co-founde and was artistic
director for The Mask Dance Company, Inc.

Mr. Assamoa was born in the southeastern
region of the Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa in the
city of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote
d’Ivoire. Since youth he was trained in the
performing arts, focusing primarily on theater,
poetry and dance from the diverse regions of
Cote d’Ivoire.

At the age of eighteen, Mr. Assamoa became a
member of the Sekedoua Theatre of Koumassi
and the Griot Cultural of Cocody. He traveled
and performed with these two companies for
four years after which he enrolled in the
Department of Drama at the National Institute of
Arts in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. He graduated in
1989 from the National Institute of Arts with a
degree in the performing arts, dance and theatre
education.

From September 1989 to October 1995, Mr.
Assamoa studied at the prestigious School of
Dance and Cultural Exchange, The Foundation
Rose Marie Guiraud, in the areas of dance
education and the performing arts. During this
period of time, Mr. Assamoa performed with Les
Guirivoires of Rose Marie Guiraud touring the
Ivory Coast and Europe.

Mr. Assamoa has a special dedication and love
for children and in helping people of all ages
connect with and express their inherent
creativity and joy. He has a genuine love for all
peoples and has a unique ability to see each
person’s innate beauty and spirit. He has
helped countless students through his fun and
powerfully healing dance and drum classes
enabling each person to bring forth the unique
music of their own essence thereby bringing
body, mind and spirit together into beautiful
synchronicity and wholeness.

Services

This is also a combination of ritual and
creation. The dancers and musicians dressed
in traditional costumes.

The instruments used are the drumming
instruments and other traditional African
instruments.

Akwaba brings together young dancers and
musicians from any background and origin who
have that passion of promoting African Arts.

Akwaba Cultural Exchange, through its program
entitled "Alliance for Cultural Expression" is
intended to educate, train and bring together
young people, artists and non-artists from
different culture, to use a unique Art language, to
express their self-esteem.

416-938-2320Together let’s be united to create an unique and only one community through the Arts.Share our love for the Arts to our fellow human being.

My aim is to get youths involved in a cultural program to develop their strength by exercising, their knowledge about African cultures and appreciate the positive side of African people daily life, history, moral values and family standards. I hope that Akwaba contribution to child education will support parents in promoting family values, mental healing, and self-respect.Together we will educate, inspire and unite everyone as a community through the arts.

Lectures are giving about african arts in the whole(Anthropology and practice)

Services

This is also a combination of ritual and
creation. The dancers and musicians dressed
in traditional costumes.

The instruments used are the drumming
instruments and other traditional African
instruments.

Akwaba brings together young dancers and
musicians from any background and origin who
have that passion of promoting African Arts.

Akwaba Cultural Exchange, through its program
entitled "Alliance for Cultural Expression" is
intended to educate, train and bring together
young people, artists and non-artists from
different culture, to use a unique Art language, to
express their self-esteem.

My aim is to get youths involved in a cultural program to develop their strength by exercising, their knowledge about African cultures and appreciate the positive side of African people daily life, history, moral values and family standards. I hope that Akwaba contribution to child education will support parents in promoting family values, mental healing, and self-respect.Together we will educate, inspire and unite everyone as a community through the arts.

Lectures are giving about african arts in the whole(Anthropology and practice)